Top or bottom loading container

ABSTRACT

A container including: a container top having a dispensing opening formed from a plurality of top flaps; a container bottom disposed opposite the container top formed from a plurality of bottom flaps; and a plurality of decorative panels forming a sidewall of the container having a continuous decorative surface. The plurality of decorative panels creating a continuous decorative surface that extends in side-fold continuity across the decorative panels except at an edge where two of the decorative panels are joined. As a result, there is more continuity of the decorative panels forming the sidewall and no sidewalls formed by glued together flaps. In this manner, there is less interruption of any graphics placed on the container&#39;s sidewall.

BACKGROUND

Increasingly, producers of consumer use product containers, such asfacial tissue cartons, are making maximum use of the container surfacearea through the use of full face graphics, specialized graphics,including three dimensional, lenticular, holographic, laminated films,foils and other printed, photographic and digital effects. The increaseduse of such graphics creates a desire for the minimization of visibleboundaries at the meeting point of edges to maximize the visual effectof the printed graphics.

Also, in the manufacture of containers, or any other die cut process,minimizing the amount of material needed to produce a given sizedcontainer is a cost saving goal. The savings in materials consumedcorresponds to a direct savings in manufacturing costs, and moreefficient production. It is highly desirable to have a containerconstruction that decreases the amount of container material required toconstruct a container having the same functionality.

Therefore, a need exists for a carton that has a continuous decorativesurface on its sidewall to maximize the graphical appeal of the cartonby having a minimum of design interruptions and that can be made at alow cost.

SUMMARY

The inventor has discovered that by relocating the closure flaps used tofill a container from the sides or sidewall of the container to the topand bottom of the container, a container having a continuous decorativesurface on the sidewall can be constructed. Additionally, by designingthe container such that the dispensing opening resides partially in thetop and partially in the sidewall, less carton material can be used toproduce the container.

Hence in one aspect, the invention resides in a container for sheetmaterials including: a first section having a first section decorativepanel, a first section top flap disposed at a first end of the firstsection decorative panel and a first section bottom flap disposed at asecond end of the first section decorative panel; a second sectionconnected to the first section, the second section having a secondsection decorative panel, a second section top flap disposed at a firstend of the second section decorative panel and a second section bottomflap panel disposed at a second end of the second section decorativepanel; a third section connected to the second section, the thirdsection having a third section decorative panel, a third section topflap disposed at a first end of the third section decorative panel and athird section bottom panel disposed at a second end of the third sectiondecorative panel; a fourth section connected to third section, thefourth section having a fourth section decorative panel and a fourthsection top flap disposed at a first end of the fourth sectiondecorative panel and a fourth section bottom flap disposed at a secondend of the fourth section decorative panel; a tab connected to eitherthe first section decorative panel or the fourth section decorativepanel for securing the fourth section decorative panel to the firstsection decorative panel; and wherein the top flaps define a containertop having at least a portion of the dispensing opening in the containertop, and the bottom flaps define a container bottom, and the first,second, third and fourth section decorative panels form a sidewall ofthe container having a continuous decorative surface.

In another aspect, the invention resides in a facial tissue containerincluding: a container top comprising a plurality of top flaps folded toform the container top having at least a portion of the containeropening located in the container top; a container bottom disposedopposite the container top comprising a plurality of bottom flaps foldedto form the container bottom; and at least three decorative panelsforming a continuous decorative surface that extends in side-foldcontinuity across a plurality of edges where adjacent decorative panelsmeet except at an edge where the first decorative panel is joined to thelast decorative panel to form a sidewall of the container.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above aspects and other features, aspects, and advantages of thepresent invention will become better understood with regard to thefollowing description, appended claims, and accompanying drawings inwhich:

FIG. 1 is a top view of a container blank in accordance with oneembodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the container made from the blank ofFIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a top view of another container blank in accordance withanother embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a container made from the blank of FIG.3.

FIG. 5 is a prior art upright facial tissue carton.

Repeated use of reference characters with primes in the specificationand drawings is intended to represent the same or analogous features orelements of the invention in different embodiments.

Definitions

As used herein, forms of the words “comprise”, “have”, and “include” arelegally equivalent and open-ended. Therefore, additional non-recitedelements, functions, steps or limitations may be present in addition tothe recited elements, functions, steps, or limitations.

As used herein, “sheet material” is a flexible substrate, which isuseful for household chores, cleaning, personal care, health care, foodwrapping, and cosmetic application or removal. Non-limiting examples ofsuitable substrates for use with the dispenser include nonwovensubstrates; woven substrates; hydro-entangled substrates; air-entangledsubstrates; paper substrates comprising cellulose such as tissue paper,toilet paper, or paper towels; waxed paper substrates; coform substratescomprising cellulose fibers and polymer fibers; wet substrates such aswet wipes, moist cleaning wipes, moist toilet paper wipes, and babywipes; film or plastic substrates such as those used to wrap food; shoptowels; and metal substrates such as aluminum foil. Furthermore,laminated or plied together substrates of two or more layers of any ofthe preceding substrates are also suitable.

As used herein, “wet sheet material” includes substrates that are eitherwet or pre-moistened by an appropriate liquid, partially moistened by anappropriate liquid, or substrates that are initially dry but intended tobe moistened prior to use by placing the substrate into an appropriateliquid such as water or a solvent. Non-limiting examples of suitable wetsubstrates include a substantially dry substrate (less than 10% byweight of water) containing lathering surfactants and conditioningagents either impregnated into or applied to the substrate such thatwetting of the substrate with water prior to use yields a personalcleansing product. Such substrates are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No.5,980,931 entitled Cleansing Products Having A Substantially DrySubstrate, issued to Fowler et al. on Nov. 9, 1999. Other suitable wetsheet materials can have encapsulated ingredients such that the capsulesrupture during dispensing or use. Examples of encapsulated materialsinclude those disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,215,757 entitled EncapsulatedMaterials, issued to El-Nokaly on Jun. 1, 1993, and U.S. Pat. No.5,599,555 entitled Encapsulated Cosmetic Compositions, issued toEl-Nokaly on Feb. 4, 1997. Other suitable wet sheet materials includedry substrates that deliver liquid when subjected to in-use shear andcompressive forces. Such substrates are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No.6,121,165 entitled Wet-Like Cleaning Articles, issued to Mackay et al.on Sep. 19, 2000.

As used herein, an “upright dispenser” is a container that dispensessheet materials that have been assembled into a clip and the clip foldedprior to insertion into the dispenser. In one embodiment, the uprightdispenser comprised a facial tissue carton made from board stock havingan overall height of approximately 127 mm and a footprint or bottom ofapproximately 110 mm by 110 mm that formed a parallelepiped having agenerally cubical shape.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

It is to be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that thepresent discussion is a description of exemplary embodiments only and isnot intended as limiting the broader aspects of the present invention,which broader aspects are embodied in the exemplary construction.

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a blank, generally indicated by the numeral10 for a container in accordance with one embodiment of the presentinvention. The inside surface of the blank or the resulting container'sinterior surface is illustrated. In one embodiment, the container was afacial tissue carton suitable for housing a plurality of facial tissuesheets. The blank can be sized to form either upright cartons or flatcartons. Additionally, the blank and the resulting container can be usedto house other suitable sheet materials. The blank 10 includes a firstsection 12 having a first section decorative panel 14, a first sectiontop flap 16 disposed at a first end 18 of the first section decorativepanel and a first section bottom flap 20 disposed at a second end 22 ofthe first section decorative panel. Blank 10 further includes a secondsection 24 connected to first section 12, the second section having asecond section decorative panel 26, a second section top flap 28disposed at a first end 30 of the second section decorative panel and asecond section bottom flap 32 disposed at a second end 34 of the secondsection decorative panel. The blank 10 still further includes a thirdsection 36 connected to second section 24, the third section having athird section decorative panel 38, a third section top flap 40 disposedat a first end 42 of the third section decorative panel and a thirdsection bottom flap 44 disposed at a second end 46 of the third sectiondecorative panel. The blank 10 still further includes a fourth section48 connected to third section 36, the fourth section having a fourthsection decorative panel 50 and a fourth section top flap 52 disposed ata first end 54 of the fourth section decorative panel and a fourthsection bottom flap 56 disposed at a second end 58 of the fourth sectiondecorative panel. Finally, the blank 10 includes a tab 60 connected to athird end 62 of the first section decorative panel 14 or the fourthsection decorative panel 50. Tab 60 is utilized to secure the fourthsection decorative panel 50 to the first section decorative panel 14 inconstructing a container that can be made from the blank 10. To form thecontainer, the blank is folded along a plurality of lines 63 illustratedby the dashed line having long and short dashes.

The first, second, third and fourth section decorative panels form asidewall 64 of the container having a continuous decorative surface 66between the arrowheads on the longitudinal center line. The continuousdecorative surface can be on the interior or the exterior of thecontainer, but is typically on the exterior of the container. Continuoussurface 66 is referred to as a continuous decorative surface in that itcan receive vector or graphic art in, for example, printed form, tomaximize a visual effect to a consumer. Advantageously by spanningacross several decorative panels, the registration problems thattypically occur as a result of having the closing flaps forming at leasta portion of the container's sidewall, as seen in the prior art uprighttissue carton of FIG. 5, are eliminated. The flaps on the sidewall caninterrupt a continuous design that is placed onto the sidewall since thetop and bottom flap must be folded perfectly to meet with each other andthe remainder of the container such that the registration of the designis not interrupted. In prior upright dispensers, the flaps may not beperfectly folded and sealed such that the graphics on the flaps alignswith the graphics on the other decorative panels forming the sidewall.Moreover, when the flaps form a portion of the sidewall, discontinuousboundaries result at the flaps that impedes the visual unity of anygraphics design applied to the container's sidewall.

The blank further includes a dispensing opening 68 and optionallyincludes a dispensing window 70. For loading on an automated cartonline, the dispensing window should be pre-attached to the carton blankby attaching the dispensing window to either the inside or the outsideof the top flap, preferably on the inside as shown. The dispensingwindow can be made from a suitable material such as a film, nonwoven, orpaper material that can retain a partially dispensed sheet, such as afacial tissue, within the dispensing opening for pop-up dispensing. Thedispensing window 70 has a dispensing orifice 71 that can be a slit; acurvilinear line; a geometric shape such as an oval, a circle, or atriangle; or X-shaped, +-shaped or H-shaped orifice. Alternatively, thedispensing window can be eliminated and fingers or tabs projecting intothe dispensing opening 68 can be used to retain a partially dispensedsheet.

The dispensing opening 68 can be any size or shape such as square,circular, or oval. The dispensing opening can be located such that itresides entirely in one of the top flaps or the dispensing opening canbe located such that a portion resides in one of the top flaps andanother portion resides in one of the decorative panels. By having thedispensing opening span portions of the top flap and decorative panel,the amount of board material utilized to form the carton can beminimized. Thus occurs since the overall size of the top flaps can bedecreased because less material is needed to surround the dispensingopening. Additionally, by having the dispensing opening span portions ofthe top flap and decorative panel, a unitary or one-piece dispensingwindow can be used that simplifies the overall construction of thecarton and allows for maximum flexibility in choosing the shape of thedispensing orifice. By unitary it is meant that the dispensing window isa single continuous piece rather than formed from two or more piecesthat meet or overlap. Because the window is unitary, any desired shapefor the dispensing orifice can be cut into the window without concern ofhaving separate pieces meet or join together precisely to form thedispensing orifice and/or dispensing window.

The blank further includes an optional removable surfboard 72 that canbe attached to the top flap by a perforated or weakened line. Theremovable surf board can be used to prevent foreign materials fromentering the assembled container and provides protection for the morefragile dispensing window during loading and shipping. The blank canalso include an optional film wrapper 72 (FIG. 2) that can span any ofthe decorative panels (14, 26, 38, and 50) by attaching the opposingends of the film wrapper to the top and bottom flaps of the chosendecorative panel. The film wrapper can be used to display printedinformation, such as a prominent trademark, that can identify themanufacturer at the point of purchase, which then later can be removedby the consumer so as not to detract from the continuous graphic designon the sidewall of the container.

The carton blank 10 can be designed such that there are major flaps andminor flaps. The major flaps have a longer over all length than theminor flaps. In the illustrated embodiment, the major flaps are 28, 32,52, and 56, while the minor flaps are 16, 20, 40, and 44. Alternatively,the carton can be designed such that all the flaps are approximately thesame length. To minimize the carton material required, the major flapsare designed to have a length that is approximately ½ the distancebetween opposing decorative panels in the assembled container. In thismanner, the major flaps will just meet or slightly overlap when foldedto form the top or bottom of the container. While extra material can beused, such as a top or bottom flap that spans the entire end of thecontainer, more board is needed resulting in a more expensive carton andreduced nesting of adjacent blanks during the die cutting process.

FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a container 74 that can be formedfrom the blank 10 of FIG. 1. In one embodiment, the container comprisedan upright tissue carton and housed a plurality of facial tissue sheets.Shown are the first section decorative panel 14 and the second sectiondecorative panel 26, the second section top flap 28, and the fourthsection top flap 52. The top flaps form a container top 76, while thebottom flaps form a container bottom 77. In the completed container 74,decorative panels 14 and 26 are folded so as to be in side foldcontinuity across an edge 78, and by this it is meant that there is acontinuity of material, which is used to create or form the continuousdecorative surface as described previously. The exterior of thecontainer, and in particular the continuous decorative surface, isparticularly well suited for receiving commercially suitable decoration,such as image, print, indicia, graphics, fresnel lens, lenticular lens,color, an embossed area, a debossed area, and/or coating(s).Advantageously, the sidewall 64 of the container is not interrupted bythe closing flaps as shown in the prior art container of FIG. 5. Thesidewall 64 of the container is in side fold continuity across three ofthe four edges 78 joining the four decorative panels forming thesidewall, with the exception of the interruption where the fourthdecorative panel 50 is joined to the first decorative panel 14 at edge80.

The container top and bottom can be formed by folding either the majorflaps over the minor flaps as shown, or by reversing the foldingsequence such that the minor flaps are folded over the major flaps.Thus, for the illustrated folding sequence, the major flaps (28, 32, 52,and 56) are in top and bottom fold continuity across the first andsecond ends (30 and 34) of the second decorative panel 26 and across thefirst and second ends (54 and 58) of the fourth decorative panel 50. Thedesign is interrupted at the first and second ends (18 and 22) of thefirst decorative panel 14 and at the first and second ends (42 and 46)of the third decorative panel 38. The misalignment in the flaps relativeto the edges of the carton is exaggerated for the purposes ofillustration in FIG. 2 and they would be much less noticeable in theactual folded cartons. Additionally, the flaps can be cut such thatthere is less taper along the length of the flap so as to more align theedges of the flaps with the edges of the top and bottom of thecontainer. However, by folding the major flaps first and then the minorflaps, it is possible to achieve more top and bottom fold continuityaround the top and bottom perimeters of the container.

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of an alternative embodiment for a blank,generally indicated by the numeral 10′ for a container in accordancewith the present invention. In one embodiment, the container was afacial tissue carton suitable for housing a plurality of facial tissuesheets. The blank can be sized to form either upright cartons or flatcartons. Additionally, the blank and the resulting container can be usedto house other suitable sheet materials. The blank 10′ includes a firstsection 12′ having a first section decorative panel 14′, a first sectiontop flap 16′ disposed at a first end 18′ of the first section decorativepanel and a first section bottom flap 20′ disposed at a second end 22′of the first section decorative panel. Blank 10′ further includes asecond section 24′ connected to first section 12′, the second sectionhaving a second section decorative panel 26′, a second section top flap28′ disposed at a first end 30′ of the second section decorative paneland a second section bottom flap 32′ disposed at a second end 34′ of thesecond section decorative panel. The blank 10′ still further includes athird section 36′ connected to second section 24′, the third sectionhaving a third section decorative panel 38′, a third section top flap40′ disposed at a first end 42′ of the third section decorative paneland a third section bottom flap 44′ disposed at a second end 46′ of thethird section decorative panel. The blank 10′ still further includes afourth section 48′ connected to third section 36′, the fourth sectionhaving a fourth section decorative panel 50′ and a fourth section topflap 52′ disposed at a first end 54′ of the fourth section decorativepanel and a fourth section bottom flap 56′ disposed at a second end 58′of the fourth section decorative panel. Finally, the blank 10′ includesa tab 60′ connected to a third end 62 of the first section decorativepanel 14 or the fourth section decorative panel 50′. Tab 60′ is utilizedto secure the fourth section decorative panel 50′ to the first sectiondecorative panel 14′ in constructing a container that can be made fromblank 10′. To form the container, the blank is folded along a pluralityof lines 63′ illustrated by the dashed and dotted lines. The first,second, third and fourth section decorative panels form a sidewall 64′of the container having a continuous decorative surface 66′ between thearrowheads on the longitudinal center line. Continuous surface 66′ isreferred to as a continuous decorative surface in that it can receivevector or graphic art in, for example, printed form, to maximize avisual effect to a consumer.

In this embodiment, the dispensing opening 68′ is located entirely inone of the top flaps rather than being formed by partial cutouts in twoor more flaps. As a result, the blank 10′ would utilize slightly moreboard material, approximately 30 percent more, than the embodiment ofFIG. 1 for an equivalently sized interior volume container. However, thedesign of the dispensing opening 68 is familiar to consumers oftraditional upright cartons which may prefer that the dispensing openingbe located entirely within the top of the container rather than span aportion of the top and sidewall as done in the embodiment of FIG. 2.Since the dispensing opening is located entirely in the top flap, aunitary dispensing window 70′ can be applied over the dispensing opening68′ located entirely within the second section top flap 28′. Aspreviously discussed having a unitary dispensing window greatlysimplifies the assembly of the blank 10′ into a container allowing for avariety of shapes for the dispensing orifice 71. In the illustratedembodiment, a slit aligned with the major axis of the oval-shapeddispensing opening is used.

FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of a container 74′ that can be formedfrom the blank 10′ of FIG. 3. In one embodiment, the container comprisedan upright tissue carton and housed a plurality of facial tissue sheets.Shown are first section decorative panel 14′ and second sectiondecorative panel 26′, and second section top flap 28′. The top flapsform a container top 76′ and the bottom flaps form a container bottom77′. In the completed container 74′, decorative panels 14′ and 26′ arefolded so as to be in side fold continuity across an edge 78′, and bythis it is meant that there is a continuity of material (which is usedto create or form the continuous decorative surface describedpreviously). The exterior of the container, and in particular thecontinuous decorative surface, is particularly well-suited for receivingcommercially suitable decoration, such as image, print, indicia,graphics, fresnel lens, lenticular lens, color, an embossed area, adebossed area, and/or coating(s). The sidewall 64′ of the container isin side fold continuity across three of the four edges joining the fourpanels forming the sidewall, with the exception of the interruptionwhere the fourth decorative panel 50′ is joined to the first decorativepanel 14′ at edge 80′.

Preferably, the minor flaps (16′, 20′, 40′, and 44′) are folded closedfirst, and then the major flaps 52′ and 56′ are folded closed with themajor flaps 28′ and 32′ closed last. In this particular embodiment, thetop and bottom flaps are in top and bottom fold continuity only alongthe first and second ends (30′ and 34′) of the second decorative panel26′. However, since the major top flaps span the entire carton top,excellent alignment of the top flap edges with the first and second endsof the decorative panels (14′, 26′, 38′, and 50′) forming the sidewall64′ is possible such that the interruption in the design is barelyperceptible. Additionally, having a top flap that covers substantiallythe entire top of the container reduces the bulging or bowing that canoccur when two smaller flaps are overlapped to form the container top.The overlapping creates a thicker area near the middle of the top orbottom, creating at least a partial gap between the major flaps and theminor flaps where the flaps are not over lapped. In this embodiment,since both of the major top flaps (28′ and 52′) span the entire top ofthe container, the bulging or bowing is eliminated. The container top76′ can be made more planner than an embodiment where the top flapsoverlap in the middle. As seen in the FIG. 4, there is only a smalldiscontinuity where the second section top flap 28′ meets the firstsection decorative panel 14′ at the first and second ends (18′ and 22′).

The blank 10′ can be assembled into a container 74′ by folding the minortop and bottom flaps first and covering them with the major top andbottom flaps, or by folding the major top and bottom flaps first andcovering them with the minor top and bottom flaps.

The container can be made from suitable materials that include, withoutlimitation, cardboard, carton stock, paper board, polypropylene,polyethylene, polystyrene, ABS plastic, plastic, metal, wood, and glass,amongst other suitable alternatives.

Other modifications and variations to the present invention may bepracticed by those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the present invention, which is moreparticularly set forth in the appended claims. For example, three, five,six or more decorative panels can form the sidewall to form differentlyshaped geometric containers instead of the four illustrated. Standardflat tissue containers can be constructed in the manner described.

Another container for facial tissue is described in U.S. patentapplication 2004/0144795 entitled In-Line Windowed Facial Tissue Cartonfiled by Gerald Keberlein on Jul. 3, 2003, and herein incorporated byreference. An additional container is described in a co-pending patentapplication entitled Top or Bottom Loading Container having attorneydocket number 21014B that was filed on Sep. 4, 2004, and assigned U.S.patent application Ser. No. ______ and herein incorporated by reference.

It is understood that aspects of the various embodiments may beinterchanged in whole or part. All cited references, patents, or patentapplications in the above application for letters patent are hereinincorporated by reference in a consistent manner. In the event ofinconsistencies or contradictions between the incorporated referencesand this application, the information present in this application shallprevail. The preceding description, given by way of example in order toenable one of ordinary skill in the art to practice the claimedinvention, is not to be construed as limiting the scope of theinvention, which is defined by the claims and all equivalents thereto.

1. A container comprising: a first section having a first sectiondecorative panel, a first section top flap disposed at a first end ofthe first section decorative panel and a first section bottom flapdisposed at a second end of the first section decorative panel; a secondsection connected to the first section, the second section having asecond section decorative panel, a second section top flap disposed at afirst end of the second section decorative panel and a second sectionbottom flap panel disposed at a second end of the second sectiondecorative panel; a third section connected to the second section, thethird section having a third section decorative panel, a third sectiontop flap disposed at a first end of the third section decorative paneland a third section bottom panel disposed at a second end of the thirdsection decorative panel; a fourth section connected to third section,the fourth section having a fourth section decorative panel and a fourthsection top flap disposed at a first end of the fourth sectiondecorative panel and a fourth section bottom flap disposed at a secondend of the fourth section decorative panel; a tab connected to eitherthe first section decorative panel or the fourth section decorativepanel for securing the fourth section decorative panel to the firstsection decorative panel; and wherein top flaps define a container tophaving at least a portion of the dispensing opening in the containertop, and the bottom flaps define a container bottom, and the first,second, third and fourth section decorative panels form a sidewall ofthe container having a continuous decorative surface.
 2. The containerof claim 1 wherein the continuous decorative surface extends in sidefold continuity across at least three of the edges where adjacentdecorative panels meet.
 3. The container of claim 1 wherein the first,second, third and fourth section decorative panels are in top foldcontinuity with the respective top flaps and in bottom fold continuitywith the respective bottom flaps.
 4. The container of claim 1 whereinthe dispensing opening further comprises a dispensing window having adispensing orifice.
 5. The container of claim 4 further comprising aremovable surf board that covers at least a portion of the dispensingwindow.
 6. The container of claim 1 in combination with a plurality ofsheet materials.
 7. The container of claim 6 wherein the sheet materialcomprises tissue.
 8. The container of claim 7 wherein the containercomprises an upright tissue carton.
 9. The container of claim 1 whereinthe dispensing opening spans the top of the container and at least oneof the decorative panels.
 10. The container of claim 9 wherein theopening comprises an oval.
 11. The container of claim 1 wherein thedispensing opening resides solely in the top of the container.
 12. Afacial tissue container comprising: a container top comprising aplurality of top flaps folded to form the container top having at leasta portion of the container opening located in the container top; acontainer bottom disposed opposite the container top comprising aplurality of bottom flaps folded to form the container bottom; and atleast three decorative panels forming a continuous decorative surfacethat extends in side-fold continuity across a plurality of edges whereadjacent decorative panels meet except at an edge where the firstdecorative panel is joined to the last decorative panel to form asidewall of the container.
 13. The facial tissue container of claim 12wherein one of the decorative panels is adjoined along a top edge to oneof the plurality of top flaps of the container top.
 14. The facialtissue container of claim 12 wherein one of the decorative panels isadjoined along a bottom edge to one of the plurality of bottom flaps ofthe container bottom.
 15. The facial tissue container of claim 13wherein the dispensing opening comprises a dispensing window having adispensing orifice.
 16. The facial tissue container of claim 15 furthercomprising a removable surf board that covers at least a portion of thedispensing window.
 17. The container of claim 12 wherein the tissuecontainer comprises an upright tissue carton.
 18. The container of claim12 wherein the dispensing opening spans the top of the container and atleast one of the decorative panels.
 19. The container of claim 18wherein the opening comprises an oval.
 20. The container of claim 12wherein the dispensing opening resides solely in the container top. 21.The container of claim 20 wherein the dispensing opening residesentirely in at least one of the plurality of top flaps.
 22. Thecontainer of claim 21 further comprising a unitary dispensing windowhaving a dispensing orifice.